Belt-fastening.



l G. E. PURPLE.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV.1I.I9I2.

Patented Jan. 16,1917.

, v d R 70 Y@ M @we Cit GEORGE E. PURPLE, oF LAGRANGE, Immers., issreltoecrori. comi-Anm or omesso, nemers, fi ooseoieexrroit es Himmels.

vApplication led November l. i912. Serial No. 739,555. v y v f Be it known that I. Gnononl). PURPLE, :1 citizen of the United States, re J l .Grange in the County oi Cook :incl State of Illinois, have invented certain new end. useful lniproveinents in 'Be,lt-l+`estenings,

of wliieli the 'follon'fing is n s ieeicntion." reference being luid to the neeoinminying' drawinggforzning n ,port tliereoi.

This invention relatesto sepziiubl hingen?. fastenings for'nmoliineifY belting, one. mere particularly to hinge pins for such estenings, en ilvits inuinobjects are to eroici weer between the hinge pin und loopv members of the fzstening; to facilitate eonnection.

unil disconnection of the loop men'ibeis which are attached to "the 7zielt ends; to prevent occidental separation of the loop inem@ bers even it' the vpin isfbroken: n nrlf generally toimprove thefeonstrnotion and operation of this class o' t'esteiiing?.l l

it consists in the construction. arrangement and coinbinetion of parts esliereinafter pertiouliirl'v described und'cletined in the appended claims. f

In the eccompanying drawing lilre eher,- neters designate the suine ports in the seierel gures.

,Fiure -lis a fece tion* of tlie ends o? the in- 'the tlie belt, withefiisteninfr, embodying the vention` :is applied thereto, :i part ot hingeloops being broken away to'slioiv construction of the hinge pin; `issny may be made of sheet metal with liet slmoli 0. edspterl to embrace the belt ends on op posite sides thereof, :m having points or prongs eZ, adapted to pass through the belt and to loe clenched therein, es soown. The several loops or their Shanks for each end of the belt, may be connected by o cross loer (not shown) formed integrally therewith. The construction of the loop members of the hinge is however, immaterial, and may loe varied, it being necessary only to provide the loelt ends with alternating hinge loops of proper ilorin te cooperate with s loeseliirigs, pin' of the' consti-notion hereinafter eseribefl.v i llielrlimiieter of vthe seinicylioclricel 'loops' rzinssi-ei'sely the belt is soniewliatv less hun their length. or the distenoe'betweeneo there' sind' tl'ie'ends ofthe belt to which they are zijttngglied, ,es clearly shown in Fig., A2.v "Tlief yhinge pio in. ich constitutes the-esy sentnl.clistingoisl neg feature ot the @preset1 l ifix'eirion is comp soil of two 'longitudinal e5 e, lie-.ving bemings of Corb ver. ory other suitable4 tain on. their innerf adjoining sides, which are edaoted 'te with encli ot-liei' alongor close the exis erf-.the pins; r j ir outer sides they'ass so orrnefl'wih semieylincliionl seats f7' fori the l iiingeisloo'ps a and alternating raised poilr tions or lugs g. These segments may oe em v loertitionsly and cheaply made of v ??iige'oi' l tj; i'foilsft'orniecl into the desired cross se-C- 75 tional 'shapegzeid Jthen ent to the reqiiifz'edor; lengths. according tothe Widtlifo the loop; members oiwlielts :with which they are to loe.r need. i'fVlien they ere ont tothei'eqnire-cli lengtlntmo. seg-nientel are assembl-mL--es so sliown in Eig.y l, witlii-tlieir inner eonvex;

or rocker lbearines together.y :andthe .loop seats ,f on ltlie outer siole of?. eeeli seggl nient', opposite the lugs gon the enter side? of .the-other seement.. "tl/'hen so assembled 85 tlieyLei-e inserteu endwise tlilzonegh tlie'loope f o, the encls of tlie belt o which tli'e'ff ops e" ettaieliecl being f lrrwn uWretliei".so to permit 'the :luge kto lirongli'tlieiifists place- Theshoites leineteie the conn' 9e nosite pin passing tliiongh.- the tivo segiiients transversely@ their rocker feces-be tfeen loop seats on their outer sies," greatest than the `longest diameter 'of vetiier .segment Aiperpenoienler thereto, aiidfgreeter 95 than the internal @Minster or" thegloop's transversely, 'to the bele.: setlist the pin. must be insert-e5. nifl will, lie retained in tlie loops in approx etelj/ the position it is sliown in .Figs l and. S2, with the rocker bearing feces los on the in er adjoining sifles o segments approxim tely perpendicular to or teensverse to "lie belt. 'Elie tension on tloe belt exerted "nrougli the hinge loops a in o posite (lire .ions and on opposite sicles o' the 105 l pin holds 'the loops in engagement with the seats bet-Ween the intervening lugs g and time seenrely retenes lootli seements et the Bgm. even either or ootlgg. there slioalel loe tirolen .into two er moi-Pe peels. plaise. 11e

435 Sides and bearings fitting and preventing accidental separation of the belt ends. 'henever it is desired to disconnect the fastening and separate the belt ends, the pin can be easily driven lengthwise out of the hinge loops.y with a punch or the like. The application and removal of belts and their adjustment to take up slack. is thus greatly facilitated. y In use, either segment of the pin rocks on the other segment without turning in the l hinge loops in which it is seated. when the Abelt. is flexed in passing around a pulley. Friction and wear on the pin and loops are thus avoided, and the pin having its greatest diameter in the direction of the strain on the belt. is stronger and will last mueh longer than. an ordinary one-piece metal or rawhide pin of corresponding area in cross section,'besides, as above stated; facilitating connection and disconnection of the belt, ends, and avoiding accidental separation thereof.

Various modifications in the minor details of construction and arrangement of parts of the fastening may be made within the principle and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A belt fastening loops attachable 'alternately to the ends of a belt and elongated lengthwise of the belt and a hinge pin removably fitted in said loops and composd of two longitudinal segments having rocker bearings on their inner said loops on their outer sides, the diameter of' the composite pin lengthwise of the belt between loop bearings on opposite sides thereof being reater than the diameter of the segments 40 and the internal vdiameter of the loops transversely to the belt.

2. A hinge pin foi-*belt fastenings composed of two longitudinal segments having rocker bearings on their 'inner adjoining 45 sides and semieylindrical bearings on their opposite outer sides, the diameter of the composite pin between bearings on opposite sides thereof 'being greater than the diameter of the segments transverselyl 50 thereto.

3. A belt fastening comprising hinge comprising hinge nating loops attaehable alternatel to the ends of a belt and elongated lengthwise of' the belt and a hinge pin removably fitted in said loops and composed of two longitudinal segments having rocker hearings on their inner adjoining sides and semievlimlrieal hearings on their outer sides fitting said loops and alternating with raised lugs adapted to eonfine the segments in place. lengthwise in said lugs under working eonditions. the diameter ofl the composite pin between opposite l `arings on the outer sides of' the segments being greater than the dia neter of theiseparate segments transversely thereto and adapted to prevent the segments from turning in the loops out of proper working position.

l. hinge pin for beltfastenings composed of' two longitudinal segments having roeker bearings on their inner sides and loop seats alternating with raised lugs on their outer sides, the shortest diameter of l the eomposite pinV passing through Said segments transversely to their inner rocker hearing f'aees being greater than the longest diameter of' the segments transversely to the belt.

5. 'lhe belt fastening comprising two members attaehable to the ends of a belt and eaeh having a series of approximately semieylimlrieal hinge loops elongated lengthwisel of the belt and alternating with those of' the other member, and an approximately eylindrical loose hinge pin detachably connecting said members and composed of two segments having rocker bearings on their inner sides and approximately semieylindrieal bearings on their outer sides fitting said loops and provided with raised lugs alterwith the semieylindrical bearings and adapted to engage the loops and prevent longitudinal displacement of the segments in said members when the fastening is subjected to tension lengthwise of the belt.

In witness whereotl l hereto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE E. PURPLE.J Witnesses:

A. R. 1in/mir, 1. S. lhNmro. 

